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Chinese symbol for “antecedents”

来历
lái lì
Traditional: 來歷
history; antecedents; origin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antecedents is 来历 (lái lì), defined as: history; antecedents; origin.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

来 lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
历 lì
history; calendar
radical 27 ⼚ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “antecedents”

WordPinyinMeaning
前因qián yīnantecedents

Related words

Other words that share a character with 来历.

WordPinyinMeaning
起来 (起來)qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
出来 (出來)chū láito come out; to appear
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
以来 (以來)yǐ láisince (used after a specified time or event)
历史 (歷史)lì shǐhistory; 门 (mén),段 (duàn)
经历 (經歷)jīng lìto experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì))
学历 (學歷)xué lìeducational background; academic qualifications
简历 (簡歷)jiǎn lìcurriculum vitae (CV); résumé

See also: Japanese symbol for “antecedents”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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